Date: 24 Aug 2025
Adenium care
Care for adeniums is simple once you understand what they like. Think of them as half succulent, half tropical shrub. Keep their roots dry but never bone-dry, give them sun, and feed them during the warm months. Do that, and they will reward you with fat trunks and nonstop flowers.
- Soil and pot: Use a gritty, fast-draining Adenium Soilless Mix. Shallow wide pots work best — they let the caudex spread and show off its shape like a bonsai.
- Watering: Water in the morning. Let the surface dry before watering again. Never let pots sit in saucers of water.
- Foliage: Keep leaves dry. Wet leaves invite rot and fungus.
- Fertilizer: During active growth, feed with Sunshine Megaflor liquid fertilizer (flower booster); it promotes swollen trunk and sets flower buds.
- Light: Give them bright light year-round. Full sun in mild climates; filtered light if your summers are scorching.
- Winter rest: Cut water back when days shorten and let the plant rest. Dormancy is normal.
- Repotting trick: Each time you repot, lift the plant a bit so the crown roots peek above the soil. This encourages bigger caudex.
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